Dinner-pail.



w. R. WRIGHT.

DINNER PAIL.v

APPLICATION FILED 00T. I2. 1915.

1,167,142. v Patented .13114, 1916. I

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DINNER PAH..

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WHITELAW'R. WRIGHT, or MARION, INDIANA.` l

.IJIrINIiIt-PAIL y Specification of Letters Patent.

4atentedV Jan. 4,1916.

Application fue@ october 12, 191.5. serial N."55,51o.'

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, VIIITELAW It. WRIGHT, acitizen of the'United States, and ag resi-j' dent of Marion, in thecounty of Grant andv -State of Indiana., have made certain new and'useful Improvements in Dinner-Fails,

Y of which the following is a specification.

Y proved dinner-pail.

This invention is an improvement in dinner-pails or lunch-heaters, andis embodied in certain novel features of construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a dinner-pail thatshall, within the usual compass,` not only provide suitable containersfor both solid and liquid food, but also within that compass providemeans for heating said food.

Other objects of my inventionwill appear in the detailed descriptionthereof.

In the drawings which constitute part of this application and in whichthe same reference characters refer to the 4same parts throughout.

Figure 1- is a perspective view of my im- Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the detachable cover of the pail and certain attachments thereofdisassociated. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal vertical section of mypail. Fig. 4 is a central longi tudinal section of the cover of the pailshow-k ing it inverted to serve asa support and heater for the outershell or body` of the pail. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 ofFig. 3 showing the manner of supporting the detachable food-tray in theupper portion of the pail. Fig. 6 is a detailed section on the line 6-6of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section of one side of thepail cover.

I providea shell or body portion 1, having the usual ears 2 and bail 3.yVlithin such body portion is held the main food receptable 4, to whichthe cover 5 is applied. A food-tray 6 is also inserted in the latter andrests on supports provided by means of laterally projecting pins 7,which are sol*` dered to the side walls of the food receptacle, as shownin Fig. 5. The food receptacle 4 is practically a deep dish havingitsupper portion provided with shoulders 4a-see Fig. S-which abuts andrests upon the upper edge of the body or shell 1. Thus the bottom of thefood-receptacle 4 is held normally supported above the bottom of thebody or shell 1 suiiiciently far to allow space for a quartof coffee.

"The cover 5 is provided'with'la pendent' "Y flange 8 which fits snuglywithin the upper portion of receptacle 4. Said flange is provided with aplurality of holes 9, on each of its longitudinal sides for admission ofair to support combustion. On the upper surfaceof said cover, andequallyspaced from either end thereof, are soldered two rings 11 and 12, one(11) serving as a holder for a drinking-cup 14 and the other (1Q)serving as a container for a receptacle `for denatured alcohol. i

Coffee or other liquid is carried in the lower portion of the shell orbody 1, as in- Y quickly heated in the following manner: Y

First, the cover 5 is removed from the main food-receptacle 4, andinverted as shownin Fig. 4, which constitute supports for it. Then thecaps 16 of the ring 12 is detached and inverted within the cover 5, asshown in Fig. 4, and a tablespoon full of denatured The perforations 9in the vertical flange 8 ofthe. cover 5 permits ready passage of air tosupport combustion of the alcohol, I

andthe fumes or unconsumed gaseous products arising from combustion findconvenient escape through the passage or space provided between the coeecontainer 1 and the flange 8 of the cover 5, as indicated in Figs. 3, 4,and 6, wherein it will be noted that the bottom of the vcoifeereceptacle has a groove 10 adjacent to its edge, which groove is bridgedby small transverse plates 18.

'It will be further seen that theperforated sides of the cover 5 arebent inward to provide increased air space-see Figs. 6 and 7. f

A discharge nozzle 17, having a screw cap, is applied to one end of theshell -or coifee receptacle, its location being just above the A usualheight of the coffee in the receptacle 'f so that none will escape savewhen the pail vin said body portion, a food-tray supported in saidreceptacle, a cover on the receptacle having on its upper surface tWocylindrical projections, one adapted to contain a fuel can and bothserving as supports for the cover when inverted, said cover having aplurality of holes in its sides, for passage of air, as described.

2. A dinner pail comprising an invertible cover having its sidesprovided With air i0 passages, and a body serving as a coffee reof thecover flange to provide a space for l5 circulation of gases, asdescribed.

WHITELAVV R. WRIGHT. Witnesses: Y

SARAH l); WRIGHT, NELLIE VRIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, ID. C.

